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Jerusha Smith 1843–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1843

Birth Location: McHenry, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 February 1908

Death Location: Palisade, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Nathan Duffield

Mother: Elizabeth Duffield

Spouse(s): Joseph Smith

Children(s): Cyrus Smith, Lena Smith, Mary Smith, William Smith

Jerusha Smith was born in 1843 in McHenry, Illinois, USA, the child of Nathan G Duffield And Elizabeth Duffield. Jerusha Smith married Joseph G Smith, and had children including Cyrus E Smith, Lena May Smith, Mary Ellen Smith, William Henry Smith. Jerusha Smith passed away in 1908 in Palisade, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jerusha Smith was born in 1843 in McHenry, Illinois, USA, the child of Nathan G Duffield And Elizabeth Duffield.
  • Jerusha Smith married Joseph G Smith, and had children including Cyrus E Smith, Lena May Smith, Mary Ellen Smith, William Henry Smith.
  • Jerusha Smith passed away in 1908 in Palisade, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jerusha Smith's Ancestors

Self
Jerusha Smith
1843–1908
Birth Place: McHenry, Illinois, USA
Parents
Nathan G Duffield
1815–1885
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Duffield
1817–1879
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
David (W) Dufield
1794–1858
Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
Martha Cottle
1797–
Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA
John (Logan) Dufield
1796–1845
Lexington, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Ann Baile
1798–1870
Braxton City, West Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Duffield
1767–1851
Elizabeth Dufield
1769–1848
Charles Cottle
1764–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Duffield
1739–1795
Isabella Koch
1744–1795
Captain Frame
1745–1810
Elizabeth Hanna
1747–1830

Jerusha Smith's Descendants

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Jerusha Smith (15 March 1843–26 February 1908) m. Joseph (G) Smith (2 November 1838–3 June 1898)
  1. 1. Cyrus (E) Smith 1867–1941 m. Myrtie (J.) Smith 1872–1951
    1. 1. Grace Hartley 1908–1997
    2. 2. Leslie Smith 1902–1972
    3. 3. Viola (J) Smith 1906–1935
    4. 4. Glen (C.) Smith 1912–1912
    5. 5. Hazel (L.) Smith 1907–1909
    6. 6. Ralph (E.) Smith 1901–1984
    7. 7. Lydia (Jane) Smith 1910–1911
    8. 8. Florence (M.) Gruver 1894–1995
    9. 9. Betty (Leona) Keating 1904–2010
    10. 10. Zina Pierce 1896–1996
    11. 11. Nina (B.) Tourtellotte 1896–1986
  2. 2. Lena (May) Smith 1873–1957
  3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Smith 1877–
  4. 4. William (Henry) Smith 1870–1933

Jerusha Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1843
15 March 1843
Birth of Jerusha Smith in McHenry, Illinois, USA
McHenry, Illinois, USA
1908
26 February 1908
Age 65
Death of Jerusha Smith in Hitchcock, Nebraska, USA
Hitchcock, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1843
    Event Place: McHenry, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 February 1908
    Event Place: Hitchcock, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palisade, Hitchcock County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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